Bendigo Bank Pioneers Football Club rewards Chisari

MILDURA’S Jacob Chisari yesterday joined an elite group to have won the Neville Strauch Memorial Trophy as the Bendigo Bank Pioneers Football Club’s champion player for the 2012 season.

Chisari’s consistency in his 17 matches was a highlight in his debut season in the AFL Victoria TAC Cup under-18s competition.

After votes for the 17 games had been called at the Epsom-Huntly Recreation Reserve social rooms, Chisari was on 34 votes, with key defender, Sandhurst’s Isaiah Miller on 31 in the race for the Bendigo Advertiser-sponsored award.

Chisari and Miller qualify for next year’s TAC Cup action.

It was at centre breaks and stoppages where Chisari’s skill was often to the fore.

As he reflected on his first season, Chisari also spoke about 2013 and beyond.